Amphictyonies

Amphictyonies
Amphictyony Am*phic"ty*o*ny, n.; pl. {Amphictyonies}. [Gr. ?.] (Grecian Hist.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece. [1913 Webster]

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